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Mango sets its sights on strengthening US retail footprint

Mango is strengthening its US retail footprint, as the Spanish fashion retailer is set to open its first stores in Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania in 2024. Part of the retailer's broader aim to operate 40 stores across the country by the end of 2024, Mango aims for the country to become one of its top five markets in terms of turnover....

Business

US blocks imports of cotton and textiles from Xinjiang

US Customs will block certain products from Xinjiang because Washington believes they were made in the Chinese autonomous region with the help of slave labour. This is a “modern form of slavery,” said the Ministry of Homeland Security on Monday. The US Government accused China of curtailing human and civil liberties and using forced labour to...

Retail

Honey Birdette set to expand to the US

London - Honey Birdette, Australian luxury lingerie brand, is set to make its physical debut in the US, following its UK push. The luxury label has confirmed the opening of two stores in the US, which will open their doors to the public later this year. The first to open will be located in Los Angeles Westfield Century City that will open this...

Business

G-III Apparel acquires 19 percent stake in Karl Lagerfeld Group

German designer Karl Lagerfeld has welcomed a new investor for his eponymous fashion house, namely G-III Apparel Group. The group, who acted as Lagerfeld’s joint-venture partner for his entry into the US, has acquired a 19 percent stake in Karl Lagerfeld Group through a capital increase, reported Women’s Wear Daily (WWD). The investment will...

Fashion Featured

Primark set for spectacular growth with US debut

Primark is set for spectacular growth as it makes its American debut in September. The UK-based retailers could easily double sales and profits in just five years as it rolls out its first of its US stores in Boston. But it is not just expanding in the US that will spur the successful fast fashion chain's growth. But it is not just expanding in...